蜜香紅茶 - MiXiang Red Tea - Lishan
Red tea (or black tea in the West) produced in late April, few days before the spring harvest of Lishan Wulong. It is a very interesting tea, since it was made from bushes bitten by Jacobiasca Formosana (the famous leafhopper) and is a very small batch made by Iris and José.
This tea was made on a sunny spring day, in the Yang family factory at more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
Terroir
Area: Lishan, 2,000 masl
County: Taichung
Country: Taiwan
Season
April 2025, Spring
Brewing recommendations
- Teapot: Porcelain or glass.
- Serving: 6g tea per 100ml water.
- Temperature: 80°C - 100°C.
- Suggested brewing time:
- 40 seconds
- 40 seconds
- 55 seconds
- Increase 15 - 20 seconds for each subsequent brew
Please feel free to adjust according to your preferences and mindful of the quality of water you use.
Tasting notes ISO 3103:
Sweet and citric fruity notes are protagonist in this tea, like syrup of orange or tangarine. As well as floral notes like rose and confectionary too.
No astringency, medium to full body. Lasting aftertaste.
